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. >> and all of the romney ads all of the romney -- 99% of mitt romney's campaign ads, 99% were negative and all 5,000 all 4900 of the super pack ads, all of them, negative. not 99.9, 100%. >> no touchy feeley, here's mitt romney and look at his kids and dog, he wouldn't want you to see his dog, because he's on top of the car but it was all like newt gingrich. we have some of that for you later. gingrich's response was interesting, mad, going around giving speeches about this guy being for taxes, anti abortion, anti anything anybody cared about and then this robo call comes out. >> this governor of massachusetts mitt romney bill paying for seniors in our nursing homes. for the first time, we're forced to eat non-kosher because he thought it was too much for our grandfathers to seat non-kosher. >> did you hear that? he's saying that mitt romney took away kosher food from holocaust survivors. >> let's not let karl rove off the hook. lizard was worse. >> it was worse. some people say listen to this mitt romney sounds all right. [ laughter ] >> exactly. >> they're like wow, he's taking food
. >> and all of the romney ads all of the romney -- 99% of mitt romney's campaign ads, 99% were negative and all 5,000 all 4900 of the super pack ads, all of them, negative. not 99.9, 100%. >> no touchy feeley, here's mitt romney and look at his kids and dog, he wouldn't want you to see his dog, because he's on top of the car but it was all like newt gingrich. we have some of that for you later. gingrich's response was interesting, mad, going around giving speeches about this guy...
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for romney, it was 30% before romney. but after romney, 27.6% so in reality actually he brought down the number of women in senior level positions. >> i don't think anybody thought he helped. let's see the elbow. >> cenk: there he is in the middle of the ring--oh know, it's a binder full of women. on top of his head. shana thank you very much. >> thank you. i have to get home and make dinner. >> cenk: unbelievable. all right, guys, we'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight on "say anything." stephanie miller is here to talk with me about last night's exciting debate. plus i'll sit down with actress valerie bertinelli, and also governor jennifer granholm. don't we have any men on this tonight? what is that. >> oh, deo huguely, oh finally a binder full of men. thank you. ♪
for romney, it was 30% before romney. but after romney, 27.6% so in reality actually he brought down the number of women in senior level positions. >> i don't think anybody thought he helped. let's see the elbow. >> cenk: there he is in the middle of the ring--oh know, it's a binder full of women. on top of his head. shana thank you very much. >> thank you. i have to get home and make dinner. >> cenk: unbelievable. all right, guys, we'll see you tomorrow. >>>...
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here comes romney. he throws the softball up. >> romney: our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. we're now at 285. we're headed down to the low 200s if we go through a sequestration. that's unacceptable to me. >> cenk: oh, really? yeah 1917. our navy is smaller. our navy is not as good. president obama take it away. >> obama: governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. we have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. we have the ships that go underwater nuclear submarines. >> cenk: oh! mitt, welcome to the middle of the ring. oh no! look what's happening! god, i love that line. that was my favorite line. actually, i think it was one of the best lines i've seen in a debate in a long time. romney makes the mistake of challenging president obama on israel. saying he hasn't gone there enough. here's his response. >> obama: when i went to israel as a candidate.
here comes romney. he throws the softball up. >> romney: our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. we're now at 285. we're headed down to the low 200s if we go through a sequestration. that's unacceptable to me. >> cenk: oh, really? yeah 1917. our navy is smaller. our navy is not as good. president obama take it away. >> obama: governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our...
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keep it up mitt romney but despite all of the evidence that the romney campaign is in need of serious repair stewart stevens seems to be writing his own fictional screen play telling "politico," i think mitt romney is going to win. in that case i would guess it's a horror movie. joining me now is author of that article jim vanderhei. jim thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." >> good to be here. thanks for having me. >> jennifer: you bet. is stewart stevens being scapegoated for a lousy campaign. >> is it his fault? probably not. it's romney who is really i think dictated the strategy of trying to keep the focus on the economy. if you look at our story today, clearly a lot of republicans are trying to make stewart the scapegoat. listen, he controls the message, the speeches, the convention, all three are a mess so he is to blame. so there are inside the romney campaign who feel he is a problem. >> jennifer: don't you think that blaming the strategist is the first sign of a dying campaign? >> i don't think you have ever blame the strategist. one thing i have learned fr
keep it up mitt romney but despite all of the evidence that the romney campaign is in need of serious repair stewart stevens seems to be writing his own fictional screen play telling "politico," i think mitt romney is going to win. in that case i would guess it's a horror movie. joining me now is author of that article jim vanderhei. jim thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." >> good to be here. thanks for having me. >> jennifer: you bet. is...
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governor romney you go first. and the question is this what are the differences between the two of you as to how you would go about tackling the deficit problem in this country? >> romney: i'm glad you raised that. and it's a critical issue. i think it's not just an economic issue, i think it is a moral issue. i think it's not moral for my generation to keep spending massively more than we take in knowing those burdens will be passed on to the next generation, and the amount of debt we're adding a trillion a year is simply not moral. how do we deal with it? mathematically there are three ways. one of course is to raise taxes. number two is to cut spending and number 3 is to grow the economy, because if more people work in a growing economy, they are paying taxes and you can get the job done that way. the president would prefer raising taxes, i understand. the problem with raising taxes is it slows down the rate of growth. i want to lower spending and encourage economic growth at the same time. what would i cut? fi
governor romney you go first. and the question is this what are the differences between the two of you as to how you would go about tackling the deficit problem in this country? >> romney: i'm glad you raised that. and it's a critical issue. i think it's not just an economic issue, i think it is a moral issue. i think it's not moral for my generation to keep spending massively more than we take in knowing those burdens will be passed on to the next generation, and the amount of debt we're...
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romney has this inability to ever backdown. he wrote a book called "no apologies" so maybe he thinks it would be hypocritical to admit that he made an error. he can't say oops, that's a terrible thing to say. here's what i meant. he's insisting that he never said anything wrong at all and that magnifies it for a lot of people when they hear it, and how could anyone believe those things. >> eliot: i also want to read to both of you and to the audience as well, a piece of the wall street journal editorial and i rarely agree with wall street journal but they crafted language that goes to the heart of his inept capacity and there is a participate they scripted. i want americans to be less dependent on government, not because it costs too much. we will always will help americans who need our help. i want americans to be independent so they can realize the pride of accomplishment and the dignity of work and contribute their god given talents to build a better country. there is affirmative message that can be found but he's harping on
romney has this inability to ever backdown. he wrote a book called "no apologies" so maybe he thinks it would be hypocritical to admit that he made an error. he can't say oops, that's a terrible thing to say. here's what i meant. he's insisting that he never said anything wrong at all and that magnifies it for a lot of people when they hear it, and how could anyone believe those things. >> eliot: i also want to read to both of you and to the audience as well, a piece of the wall...
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not mitt romney. when chinese tires threatened thousands of american jobs, it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. >> romney says if he were elected, he would be the one to crack down on china but some big businesses are worried about the trade sanctions that might impose. back with more bill. stay with us. (vo) this is joy on current tv. >>if mitt romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando for the past 10 years. >>since when do you get to say stuff like that on tv? >> listen, if you'd read your email once in a while, you'd know i have a new show. (vo) always outspoken. >> sometimes i feel like i don't even know you. >> just stay on your side of the screen, ok? [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: mitt romney says 50% of americans i don't care about them. t
not mitt romney. when chinese tires threatened thousands of american jobs, it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. >> romney says if he were elected, he would be the one to crack down on china but some big businesses are worried about the trade sanctions that might impose. back with more bill. stay with us. (vo) this is joy on current tv. >>if mitt romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando...
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romney wins. romney wins. yeah the drama is unbelievable. >> between you and me every network called it with zero % reporting. >> okay. so, obviously, mitt romney had a huge lead in arizona. he has -- look at that. look at those fancies graphics winner mitt romney in arizona. you know what he got for his effort? 29. it's winner take all. arizona has almost as many delegates as michigan t arrest has 29. mitt romney took that 29, put it in his pocket. now, latest delegates, including arizona, romney's head has a significant lead over the other candidates' heads, 152 to 7 to 232 to 19. ron paul said he had a delegate strategy? he has yet to unveil it. he has only got 19 delegates, but you see, as we keep talking being expectations and a lot about michigan is about, we actually are seeing delegate counts go up and up for mitt romney. he has a long way to go. you have got to get to over 1100 but he has a sizeable lead and no matter what happens in michigan, they are going to split those delegates fairly evenly if i
romney wins. romney wins. yeah the drama is unbelievable. >> between you and me every network called it with zero % reporting. >> okay. so, obviously, mitt romney had a huge lead in arizona. he has -- look at that. look at those fancies graphics winner mitt romney in arizona. you know what he got for his effort? 29. it's winner take all. arizona has almost as many delegates as michigan t arrest has 29. mitt romney took that 29, put it in his pocket. now, latest delegates, including...
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hello, romney's world. in romney's world you don't work for the television's workshop. you work for the children's television sweatshop. ha, ha ha. >> that's so sad to hear. what are you going to do for money, elmo? >> it will be very difficult for elmo. instead of tickle me elmo, elmo is going to have to tickle you. i will do that for $40. >> $20. >> i think you're done talking now. we're officially done talking now. >> jennifer: well, thank you all for joining us here
hello, romney's world. in romney's world you don't work for the television's workshop. you work for the children's television sweatshop. ha, ha ha. >> that's so sad to hear. what are you going to do for money, elmo? >> it will be very difficult for elmo. instead of tickle me elmo, elmo is going to have to tickle you. i will do that for $40. >> $20. >> i think you're done talking now. we're officially done talking now. >> jennifer: well, thank you all for joining us...
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i think who likes mitt romney? who thinks mitt romney. that's my guy. >> well you are talking about an enthusiasm gap. there's an enthuse am gap that i'm sure you haven't seen play out in the primaries. will he be able to mobile nice enthusiasm? >> you will see two of his sons were pretty enthusiastic. >> and like three hedge fund managers on wall street. so we have so much more to talk about here. what is going to happen in february as this thing unfolds. we'll hear the winner's speech. we'll get to rick santorum the loser's speech. a lot of telling moments right now, come right back. >> in the state of the union address the president said these words. let's remember how we got here. don't worry, mr. president, we know exactly how we got here, you won the election. a great tasting mint core, frosted in powerful cooling crystals. ice breakers frost. feel the frost. [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current
i think who likes mitt romney? who thinks mitt romney. that's my guy. >> well you are talking about an enthusiasm gap. there's an enthuse am gap that i'm sure you haven't seen play out in the primaries. will he be able to mobile nice enthusiasm? >> you will see two of his sons were pretty enthusiastic. >> and like three hedge fund managers on wall street. so we have so much more to talk about here. what is going to happen in february as this thing unfolds. we'll hear the...
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for mitt romney. and unfortunately when we should have been honoring or diplomats killed. >> jennifer: do you think that it damages our credibility in the middle east to see this presentation of our presence in the middle east? >> you know this obviously. but when you live overseas for an extended period of time. i did, i was a career diplomat, people pay attention to what the united states says and does. we are the leading global power. we are a major presence around the world. of course people are going to look at this and wonder why we're having an argument in the united states, a political argument when in fact, we have been attacked, both in cairo and in bengahzi. we lost a great young ambassador in chris stevens. we lost three outstanding completion of his. and our whole focus should be on that story protecting our embassies, and one would hope even in the midst of a political campaign i'm not a politician, but americans would rally around their government in a time of crisis, and this is a time
for mitt romney. and unfortunately when we should have been honoring or diplomats killed. >> jennifer: do you think that it damages our credibility in the middle east to see this presentation of our presence in the middle east? >> you know this obviously. but when you live overseas for an extended period of time. i did, i was a career diplomat, people pay attention to what the united states says and does. we are the leading global power. we are a major presence around the world. of...
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romney also attacked the president on the obama care issue. >> romney: cut $716 million from medicare to pay for it. i want to put the money back in medicare for our seniors. it puts in place an unelected board that's going to tell people ultimately what kind of treatments they can have. pre-existing conditions are covered unmy plan. >> eliot: the obama ad took those claims on as well. >> each one has been checked and checked again. what president obama has proposed are not cuts cuts to medicare. the verdict is the language mitt romney uses, the verdict is false. >> romney: pre-existing conditions are covered under my plan. >> i have to rate that mostly fiction. >> eliot: while the obama campaign fought back today, the president seemed tired and disconnected and glad it was all over last night. >> obama: i want to thank governor romney because i think it was a terrific debate. and i very much appreciate it. >> eliot: minutes later liberal commentators began screaming about the attack lines the president could have used but ignored. why no mention of romney's damming comments that 47%
romney also attacked the president on the obama care issue. >> romney: cut $716 million from medicare to pay for it. i want to put the money back in medicare for our seniors. it puts in place an unelected board that's going to tell people ultimately what kind of treatments they can have. pre-existing conditions are covered unmy plan. >> eliot: the obama ad took those claims on as well. >> each one has been checked and checked again. what president obama has proposed are not...
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romney's vice president. it's a nice thought, you know, there is all of these trial balloons all the time with vice presidential picks, but condoleeza rice, there is some thought that the she may or may not have voted for barack obama in 2008. she may or may not be considered -- you she had saw the pro life movement considers her to be pro-choice. they are not going to have it if, in fact, she were the choice. so i just don't know of a way in which romney could make that pick and have it be palatable to his base. i think if, in fact, he did pick her, it would probably be a similar situation to what mccain did in '08 where, you know, basically, this is kind of a hail mary. they feel like they are going to lose and they need to try something. i don't see it happening with her. it's a good story and a fun talking about on the sunday talk shows. >> i don't see condoleeza rice being convinced. after you have been secretary of state, travel all around the world, that's a much better job than the job of vice preside
romney's vice president. it's a nice thought, you know, there is all of these trial balloons all the time with vice presidential picks, but condoleeza rice, there is some thought that the she may or may not have voted for barack obama in 2008. she may or may not be considered -- you she had saw the pro life movement considers her to be pro-choice. they are not going to have it if, in fact, she were the choice. so i just don't know of a way in which romney could make that pick and have it be...
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mitt romney's new bff. but even though strategies to mobilize the republican base are -- it looks like he will need more than that to clinch the election. several new polls bear the theory out. let's begin with rasmussen. as any political junky knows tends to skew republican. in the national survey released today, rasmussen has obama leading governor romney 50% to 45%. the last time president obama had this big a lead in a rasmussen poll was back in march. president obama is also doing well in several key swing states. tpp has him at 50% to mitt rom's 45% in the great state of ohio. president obama is even leading in north carolina by 1 point. so is the riling up the base strategy going to get mitt romney a win? coming to us tonight from phoenix to discuss the pros and cons of mitt romney's right ward tact is tea party darling and former arizona republican congressman j.d. hayworth. j.d. ran against john mccain from the right. he knows the thinking behind a g.o.p. base strategy. j.d., welcome back inside "t
mitt romney's new bff. but even though strategies to mobilize the republican base are -- it looks like he will need more than that to clinch the election. several new polls bear the theory out. let's begin with rasmussen. as any political junky knows tends to skew republican. in the national survey released today, rasmussen has obama leading governor romney 50% to 45%. the last time president obama had this big a lead in a rasmussen poll was back in march. president obama is also doing well in...
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romney. >> he may. he's a nice guy. >> it is the bland leading the bland again. >> that's portman too. you're so welcome here. thank you so much for your great insights, donnie fowler and david mermin. he's still not sure how to spell it but brett ehrlich has made his way up to the lake to join mitt romney on vacation. be very afraid. his report is next. take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. really? no. it comes with a hat. see, airline credit cards promise flights for 25,000 miles, but... [ man ] there's never any seats for 25,000 miles. frustrating, isn't it? but that won't happen with the capital one venture card. you can book any airline, anytime. hey, i just said that. after all, isn't traveling hard enough? ow! [ male announcer ] to get the flights you want, sign up for a venture card at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? uh, it's ok. i've played a pilot before
romney. >> he may. he's a nice guy. >> it is the bland leading the bland again. >> that's portman too. you're so welcome here. thank you so much for your great insights, donnie fowler and david mermin. he's still not sure how to spell it but brett ehrlich has made his way up to the lake to join mitt romney on vacation. be very afraid. his report is next. take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers to remove all types of stains. using...
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. >> romney: by how much? >> obama: governor romney, here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> romney: i had a question. >> obama: you want me to answer a question. i'm happy to answer the question. >> romney: and it is -- >> obama: here's what happened. you had a whole bunch of oil companies who had lease on public lands that they weren't using. so what we said was you can't just sit on this for ten 20, 30 years. , decide when you want to drill when you want to produce. when its's most profitable for you. these are public lands so if you want to drill on public lands you use it or you lose it. that's what we did was take away those leases and we're now reletting them so we can make a profit. >> romney: production on lands is down. >> obama: no, it isn't. >> romney: production is down 14%. production on gas is down 9%. >> obama: that's not true. >> romney: it is true. no question the people recognize we have not produced more oil and gas on federal lands. and with federal waters and coal production is not up. coal jobs are not up.
. >> romney: by how much? >> obama: governor romney, here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> romney: i had a question. >> obama: you want me to answer a question. i'm happy to answer the question. >> romney: and it is -- >> obama: here's what happened. you had a whole bunch of oil companies who had lease on public lands that they weren't using. so what we said was you can't just sit on this for ten 20, 30 years. , decide when you...
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romney had the edge. who seemed like the stronger leader romney had the edge. when you ask who won the debate, and asking them where it leads them in terms of their vote are two different things. >> eliot: it's not clear which of those questions are causally linked to the vote. the president tried to do cross-examination on the governor last night, on the issue of the 8 trillion-dollar he calculated 8 trillion-dollar in costs in additional spending by romney. and governor romney has not given us any answers about how he's closing that huge gap, that chasm. can he do that throughout the rest of the campaign. >> i think president obama and democrats are hammering governor romney and paul ryan about that because it is a kind of remarkable thing. they're saying we're going to give everybody marginal tax break cut. be marginal, and we won't tell what you the loops holes are. some of the only loopholes that get through, those are hugely popular deductions. if you did away with them, they would have very negative affects in other ways. i can't see how this math works.
romney had the edge. who seemed like the stronger leader romney had the edge. when you ask who won the debate, and asking them where it leads them in terms of their vote are two different things. >> eliot: it's not clear which of those questions are causally linked to the vote. the president tried to do cross-examination on the governor last night, on the issue of the 8 trillion-dollar he calculated 8 trillion-dollar in costs in additional spending by romney. and governor romney has not...
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romney at 4 september. it was a two % bump up for romney. is this typically or would you have expected a different number? >> we are supposed to see how this plays outed. this started on the 7th and just finished last night. so it's over the course where romney chose paul and so. >> you don't get the full brunt of it? >> we are sorting that out. obama was up in a fair amount of the polls. the fact romney is up shows a little bit of a bump. >> so today is tuesday, he selected him on saturday when go we expect bell see the polls with the first full reaction? >> i like to see the polls over a few days so that they actually get sort of a nice diverse sample. i think in the next couple of days we will see polls that reflect the -- >> the bump. >> the bump if there is one. both sides are to create a narrative around who he is. >> the big place to define him in is at the moment florida what do you expect to see? do you think the democrats will succeed in defining him as taking away your medicare successfully? >> no. i was really concerned about flo
romney at 4 september. it was a two % bump up for romney. is this typically or would you have expected a different number? >> we are supposed to see how this plays outed. this started on the 7th and just finished last night. so it's over the course where romney chose paul and so. >> you don't get the full brunt of it? >> we are sorting that out. obama was up in a fair amount of the polls. the fact romney is up shows a little bit of a bump. >> so today is tuesday, he...
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another huge line by mitt romney on the campaign trail. >> romney: now owned by the italians are thinking of moving all production to china. i will fight for every good job in america. >> cenk: just not true. lies, lies lies. all right, we've got all that and so much more for you tonight. it's go time. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> sandy has the campaign scrambling. >> we're keeping an eye on the ocean back here. >> obama: our number one priority is making sure that we're saving lives. >> debris is coming down, and now we're watching a partial collapse. >> and a lot of people are enduring very difficult times. >> water levels rising suddenly. >> very clear on what you're supposed to do. >> this is not a time to be stupid. >> we picked up the-- >> obama: fema personnel working with government. >> more droughts, more of this. >> you can't have fema for every state. >> pushing record storm surge. >> the governor ordered all of businesses in and around this area to be shut down. >> we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down. >> today it is extremely dangerous and. >> cenk:
another huge line by mitt romney on the campaign trail. >> romney: now owned by the italians are thinking of moving all production to china. i will fight for every good job in america. >> cenk: just not true. lies, lies lies. all right, we've got all that and so much more for you tonight. it's go time. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> sandy has the campaign scrambling. >> we're keeping an eye on the ocean back here. >> obama: our number one priority is making sure that we're...
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mitt romney. romney started the day leading newt gingrich, scoring double-digit leads in most of them. it looks like that's how it is going to turn out. and now with just 43% according to the associated press, not just -- he is ahead of gingrich by 48%. last week's campaigning saw a brutal ad war. along with personal attacks from both men of course. gingrich accusing romney of being a proabortion, liar and liberal, and romney who seemed to enjoy unhinging gingrich attacked him as a washington insider with more baggage than the airlines who was forced to resign as speaker while in office. so in this hour together it will be a moving target. we'll discuss the outcome, look at the numbers, hear from some of the candidates hopefully. and determine where we go from here. david shuster in tampa florida. on set with me for the entire hour, governor elliott spitzer good to see you. >> good to be here. whoever wins the republican primary is the republican.com knee. >> i think this is the first of many domi
mitt romney. romney started the day leading newt gingrich, scoring double-digit leads in most of them. it looks like that's how it is going to turn out. and now with just 43% according to the associated press, not just -- he is ahead of gingrich by 48%. last week's campaigning saw a brutal ad war. along with personal attacks from both men of course. gingrich accusing romney of being a proabortion, liar and liberal, and romney who seemed to enjoy unhinging gingrich attacked him as a washington...
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with the policy poll showing the lead to romney. with the race neck and neck, romney does not need the gender gap to come to the fore . andrea saul would only say governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views. romney continued airing this richard mourdock endorsement the only ad he has released backing a senate candidate. >> i'm backing richard mourdock as senator. richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run healthcare. he'll stop the reid-pelosi agenda. >> eliot: he told reporters, i quote, this is a reminder that a republican congress working with a republican president mitt romney would feel that women should not be able to make choices about their own healthcare. as for richard mourdock, he tried apologizing but only confusing people on where he stood. >> i did not intend that god pushes people to rape or supports evil in any way. i believe it's wrong when people want to take what i said and twist it. but if any way people came away with the wrong meaning for
with the policy poll showing the lead to romney. with the race neck and neck, romney does not need the gender gap to come to the fore . andrea saul would only say governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views. romney continued airing this richard mourdock endorsement the only ad he has released backing a senate candidate. >> i'm backing richard mourdock as senator. richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run...
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romney read it. of course, that was just one of the many missteps romney made on his overseas trip but the campaign and its allies refuse to acknowledge his gaffes and they're instead resorting to the oldest trick in the book, blame the media but even rich lowry the editor of the staunchly conservative national review, even he wrote the press doesn't need any excuse to be either superficial or unfriendly to romney. now, you would think after so many mistakes, romney would be taking a break from the trail and regrouping with his advisers. nope. he's actually campaigning in the crucial swing state of colorado where he made today yet another flip-flop. just days after he vowed to end the federal wind energy production tax credit. that supports the wind industry, he changed his tune. well, sort of. >> romney: we're going to continue to see wind and solar as important parts of our growth of our energy resources. >> jennifer: maybe instead it was just kind of pandering lip service in a state with about 5,0
romney read it. of course, that was just one of the many missteps romney made on his overseas trip but the campaign and its allies refuse to acknowledge his gaffes and they're instead resorting to the oldest trick in the book, blame the media but even rich lowry the editor of the staunchly conservative national review, even he wrote the press doesn't need any excuse to be either superficial or unfriendly to romney. now, you would think after so many mistakes, romney would be taking a break from...
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mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in little drops of milk chocolate. and cookies n creme. pure hershey's. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. >>>> jennifer: an entertainment pioneer died on tuesday. maria cole was a singer who performed with legends like count basie and duke ellington. she like her husband, nat king cole was an outspoken civil rights activ
mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old...
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this time, apparently led by ann romney and tag romney. apparently tag romney got sick of his dad waffling and listening to everybody and hearing them out. according to a family friend: >> look at that. isn't that amazing? here they are less than a month before the election and they're still to figure out who the hell mitt romney is and his son has to pull him aside and they view this as a positive thing tell his dad stop being so goddamn week and get up and stop being embarrassed about yourself. that's the guy they think should be president of the united states? >> oh, for christ's sake, how many public personas is he going to have. 28 days before the election, oh, let me figure out this public persona. he's mr. number 47. remember, what he says in public changes all the time. what he says in private is what's really interesting. of course, everybody remembers mr. 47%. >> that's the real mitt romney, who doesn't give a damn about 47% of this country and no debate changed that. what, he was a better actor in the debate than president obama
this time, apparently led by ann romney and tag romney. apparently tag romney got sick of his dad waffling and listening to everybody and hearing them out. according to a family friend: >> look at that. isn't that amazing? here they are less than a month before the election and they're still to figure out who the hell mitt romney is and his son has to pull him aside and they view this as a positive thing tell his dad stop being so goddamn week and get up and stop being embarrassed about...
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knocking out romney and the establishment wants romney. there's every to believe newt gingrich will stay in >> welcome to the war room. i'm jennifer granholm. the republican primary race takes a turn in the deep south. we are going to bring you the latest from alabama and mississippi and analyze how tonight's results might reshape the gop race. >> on the national political scene with former san francisco the most dapper dresser in all of politics, willie brown. >> mitt romney drops a bombshell, saying he plans to get rid of planned parenthood if he gets elected. come on inside. >> it's election night here in the war room. we're going straight to the big board to get the latest results from mississippi and alabama. not a whole lot in yet, only 2%. mississippi, newt gingrich trailing with just 2%, santorum and romney, romney looking pretty good with 34%. we head over, oops, excuse me, we're heading over to alabama, we've got just a couple little counties in as you can see. there only 1% in, romney with 36%, santorum 30% and newt gingrich 25%
knocking out romney and the establishment wants romney. there's every to believe newt gingrich will stay in >> welcome to the war room. i'm jennifer granholm. the republican primary race takes a turn in the deep south. we are going to bring you the latest from alabama and mississippi and analyze how tonight's results might reshape the gop race. >> on the national political scene with former san francisco the most dapper dresser in all of politics, willie brown. >> mitt romney...
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mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: james what is the romney campaign's response to the fact checking? >> they haven't spoken publicly about it. they have kept it very low-key, i think they hoped that no one would really notice. there is unquestionably damage done to mitt romney because of his opposition to the auto bailout. the obama campaign is aggressively running ads around romney saying let detroit go bankrupt. >> bill: uh-huh. >> and romney knows he needs to deal with it. yesterday romney had three events, spoke about 25 minutes at each of them didn't say a word about the bailout or anything like that, and at each event any obama response was the auto bailout. and chrysler denies the claim in that ad that they are going to be sending jeep jobs to china. and portman introducing romney noted that he had supported the auto bailout when it happened and then made that whole pitch which is ultimately romney is better than you than obama. i think if it wasn't for the auto bailout romney would probably be ahead i
mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: james what is the romney campaign's response to the fact checking? >> they haven't spoken publicly about it. they have kept it very low-key, i think they hoped that no one would really notice. there is unquestionably damage done to mitt romney because of his opposition to the auto bailout. the obama campaign is aggressively running ads around romney saying let detroit...
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romney doesn't have that money. when the florida campaign was finished they packed on on to the next states. not leaving anything in place they're embarrassing themselves. if romney goes down in defeat tomorrow, it's a huge embarrassment and someone that he'll live with for the rest of his campaign even if he's the nominee. the long process works against the republicans. >> you got a gut feeling? >> you know, i have an ample gut, but i go by data, and the data justs it's a very close, close call. if you had to bet you wouldn't probably bet on romney by boy i wouldn't want to bet too much money at all on that prognostication. >> thank you for joining us. i sure appreciate it. mark melman ceo of the melman group. and in the next 24 hours michigan is critical to the romney nomination as we've seen but we're going to dig deeper. when you are the attorney general you mace legal challenges every day. and my interview with california's ag is next. this is "the war room." do not go away. >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uyg
romney doesn't have that money. when the florida campaign was finished they packed on on to the next states. not leaving anything in place they're embarrassing themselves. if romney goes down in defeat tomorrow, it's a huge embarrassment and someone that he'll live with for the rest of his campaign even if he's the nominee. the long process works against the republicans. >> you got a gut feeling? >> you know, i have an ample gut, but i go by data, and the data justs it's a very...
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so did romney screw up? >> well, i think it is obvious from what you're seeing this is not playing well among voters, among strategists even republican strategists i heard today criticizing him. he had an opportunity here to articulate what he would do as president when it comes to these crises which are going to dog us, the united states for years to come. we have the spring and i think americans tuned out after it was over. this is going to continue. so he could have talked about -- here's my vision for what we need to do in egypt. here's what i'm going to do for syria and libya. maybe give a big speech. maybe focus on the fact if he wanted to take a potshot at the president or highlight something, about why these embassies were so insecure. remember, we just had nato planes all over libya. they could not get rescue, anybody, to libya to rescue the ambassador. i've been to fortress cairo as they call the embassy there. it is very hard to penetrate. the fact that these places are inadequately guarded perhap
so did romney screw up? >> well, i think it is obvious from what you're seeing this is not playing well among voters, among strategists even republican strategists i heard today criticizing him. he had an opportunity here to articulate what he would do as president when it comes to these crises which are going to dog us, the united states for years to come. we have the spring and i think americans tuned out after it was over. this is going to continue. so he could have talked about --...
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mitt romney denies that. well, no he denied it because he said that title ten doesn't matter. >> i think paul ryan could end up being the ultimate albatross. >> jennifer: yes, this is not the end of this issue. this opens up a real opportunity for women to make a difference in this election. thank you so much for coming in you guys. coming up, we're just getting started on a wednesday night. means and malarky, sketchy deals and sour faces. sounds like a debate involving mitt romney all right. plus for reasons god only knows, mitt romney once again waded into the auto bailout, the president promptly bloodied his nose with it. and my favorite moment of the debate. who showed character and who didn't? we'll be right back. oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. you so fas
mitt romney denies that. well, no he denied it because he said that title ten doesn't matter. >> i think paul ryan could end up being the ultimate albatross. >> jennifer: yes, this is not the end of this issue. this opens up a real opportunity for women to make a difference in this election. thank you so much for coming in you guys. coming up, we're just getting started on a wednesday night. means and malarky, sketchy deals and sour faces. sounds like a debate involving mitt romney...
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mitt romney. why won't mitt romney repudiate this clown? >> travis moss also writes in you guys should already know that mitt will denounce and stand behind mourdock's comments. that's how romney will do it. >> bill: he did say about mourdock i disagree with his comments but i still stand by him and want him in the united states senate because he's just like paul ryan. it is ryan, akin, murdoch. all one in the same. >> one other which can comment which i thought was amusing. blue rabbit says trump's october surprise came out yesterday which happened to be national baloney day. it really was. every day is about a holiday. yesterday was national baloney day. >> bill: any time donald trump talks, it is national baloney day. hi joey. >> caller: these republicans have they ever seen the inside of the school they went to when they were children? i can't believe they did. rape is a violent act. if you ever seen a picture of a woman after she was raped her head is the size of a pumpkin because they get the hel beat out of them. i cannot stein these
mitt romney. why won't mitt romney repudiate this clown? >> travis moss also writes in you guys should already know that mitt will denounce and stand behind mourdock's comments. that's how romney will do it. >> bill: he did say about mourdock i disagree with his comments but i still stand by him and want him in the united states senate because he's just like paul ryan. it is ryan, akin, murdoch. all one in the same. >> one other which can comment which i thought was amusing....
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i'll give you this much ann romney is a better speaker than mitt romney. but i thought chris christie and ann romney both bombed last night. what do you think? 866-55-press? am i being too hard on ann romney. 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ but only current coverage will put you at the collision of tv and social media. we'll provide unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. ♪ >> i only stand here tonight as a wife, mother grandmother, an american, and make you this solemn commitment. this man will not fail. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. there she is ann romney
i'll give you this much ann romney is a better speaker than mitt romney. but i thought chris christie and ann romney both bombed last night. what do you think? 866-55-press? am i being too hard on ann romney. 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ but only current coverage will put you at the collision of tv and social media. we'll provide unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere...
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romney is a walking gaffe machine. when he says to obama you just made a gaffe, then we find out he made a gaffe previously.% romney needs to reveal his campaign talk facts and statistics that are true, and let's face it, everyone talks about bill clinton used facts. that's what voters want. they want facts figures and proper arguments. >> eliot: the public would love it pivot from the 47% and to a real debate on what an economic policy would succeed. but mitt romney has not given us that speech. he has not stood behind a podium and said here is my economic agenda and here's why it's going to work. >> what he lacks in charm he makes up for in secrecy. >> eliot: i think you gave us the headline. there is a lack of clarity. a lack of capacity even to understand what he been. where has paul ryan gone? being booted to aarp, further proof that the medicare debate that they relish they want to engage in, this is not a selling point for anyone in america. >> there was a moment when ryan came on board and we thought we would h
romney is a walking gaffe machine. when he says to obama you just made a gaffe, then we find out he made a gaffe previously.% romney needs to reveal his campaign talk facts and statistics that are true, and let's face it, everyone talks about bill clinton used facts. that's what voters want. they want facts figures and proper arguments. >> eliot: the public would love it pivot from the 47% and to a real debate on what an economic policy would succeed. but mitt romney has not given us that...
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they're tolerating mitt romney. they already assume mitt romney is on the wrong side of every issue including this one. i don't think this flip-flop affects them. they hate romney and obama more. that's all that matters until the day after the election when we'll see them turn on romney in a big way. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: you mean when he loses. right? >> absolutely. >> jennifer: okay. >> they'll turn on him. >> jennifer: either way. >> right now they're pretending to like him but that's not going to last after he's a loser. >> jennifer: so there is the daily kos blog post today that actually talks about what disaster relief would be like in romney's world this, in fact, he were to push it down to the private sector. let's say that romney gets elected. what would a privatized fema look like? >> there's two possibilities. they're both complete disasters. the first would be to actually truly privatize it. you pay for protection. a tennessee town tried this. the private fire chiefs sat and watched a man's house bur
they're tolerating mitt romney. they already assume mitt romney is on the wrong side of every issue including this one. i don't think this flip-flop affects them. they hate romney and obama more. that's all that matters until the day after the election when we'll see them turn on romney in a big way. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: you mean when he loses. right? >> absolutely. >> jennifer: okay. >> they'll turn on him. >> jennifer: either way. >> right now they're...
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. >> romney's response showed a lack of presidential character and republican experts said romney's remarks were the worst possible reaction to what happened. if this is how he handles the world now think of what mitt romney might do as president. >> eliot: for more on mitt romney's assault on foreign policy record and focus in the middle east i'm joined by james traub who writes regular column "terms of engagement" for foreign policy.com and jon soltz, an iraq war veteran and co-founder and chairman of vote vets.org . is there anything tangible to bitebite into. >> it is adder. the bellicose language is the classic bellicose language, democrats are soft. democrats are weak. democrats are not resolute. but in this speech they've gotten closer to president obama than they were before. in the case of iran, which is iwhich has always been romney's big issue, he didn't say we should be prepared to bomb iran. no. he said, because he's trying to show that he's moderate now we should be prepared to impose tight sanctions on iran. >> eliot: what does that mean? the sanctions are crushing the irania
. >> romney's response showed a lack of presidential character and republican experts said romney's remarks were the worst possible reaction to what happened. if this is how he handles the world now think of what mitt romney might do as president. >> eliot: for more on mitt romney's assault on foreign policy record and focus in the middle east i'm joined by james traub who writes regular column "terms of engagement" for foreign policy.com and jon soltz, an iraq war veteran...
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but mitt romney. again, he shuts down a plant because it kills and now he's out there -- it is like he banned assault weapons when he was governor of massachusetts. and then running for president he's all for them because the nra is for them. >> there are so many flip-flops, this could be a huge flip-flop. it would be a huge story but there are just so many to choose from it is like take your pick on which one you want to get the most outraged about. >> bill: he makes john kerry look solid consistent all the way. we'll have a lot of fun. victoria jones from talk radio news will be with us as a "friend of bill." brad woodhouse one of our favorites, communications director for the democratic national committee will be along as well in studio. we'll talk to susan paige, the washington bureau chief for "usa today." hey, great line-up for you. but first... >> this is the "full court press." >> some other headlines making news for you on this thursday morning. carlos beltran got injured in the cardinals/gia
but mitt romney. again, he shuts down a plant because it kills and now he's out there -- it is like he banned assault weapons when he was governor of massachusetts. and then running for president he's all for them because the nra is for them. >> there are so many flip-flops, this could be a huge flip-flop. it would be a huge story but there are just so many to choose from it is like take your pick on which one you want to get the most outraged about. >> bill: he makes john kerry...
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george romney did this. he broke very assertively with the conservative wing of his party at a moment when that wing was obviously ascentant. here was a man who took a risk to stand up for a cause which he leaved in, which was the civil rights of the party. >> it's fascinating to me that george romney was governor of michigan at the time of the riots. which i'm sure had an impact on his psyche. then when he was running for president, he started on what is basically an urban city tour. he wanted to go to ghettos if you will and take them the media there to highlight the enequities. what an amazing thing for a republican to do. >> is really is. and it was at the time too almost all of his advisers were against it. the big issue at the moment was vietnam, and richard nixon was beginning to separate himself from romney in the polls. and the tactical thing for him to do was to stay in new hampshire, and go after johnson on vietnam, and establish himself in his foreign policy credentials. george romney said, no he
george romney did this. he broke very assertively with the conservative wing of his party at a moment when that wing was obviously ascentant. here was a man who took a risk to stand up for a cause which he leaved in, which was the civil rights of the party. >> it's fascinating to me that george romney was governor of michigan at the time of the riots. which i'm sure had an impact on his psyche. then when he was running for president, he started on what is basically an urban city tour. he...
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romney. as mitt romney fumbled his way down the campaign trail. so first this lack luster rnc convention set him back. and then he completely bungled his response to the libya situation and that didn't help. but then came the biggest mistake of all. that embarrassing 47% rant caught on tape. now, national polls are not always the best way to understand the state of the election. and for that, you've got to go to the swing states. and sorry mitt, but the pictures there are not much better. a "new york times" cbs quinnipiac poll shows that big margins exist among likely swing state voters. in pennsylvania, the president is up big. 54% to romney's 42%. he leads romney 53% to 44% in florida and in ohio, he leads by a full 10 points! 53% to 43%. the last one is really important because if history is any guide the road to th does run through ohio. no republican has ever won the white house without winning the state of ohio. no democrat has done it for over a half a century. so both candidates are i
romney. as mitt romney fumbled his way down the campaign trail. so first this lack luster rnc convention set him back. and then he completely bungled his response to the libya situation and that didn't help. but then came the biggest mistake of all. that embarrassing 47% rant caught on tape. now, national polls are not always the best way to understand the state of the election. and for that, you've got to go to the swing states. and sorry mitt, but the pictures there are not much better. a...
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name is mitt romney he's going to fix the problems in the usa >> romney: thank you. you too. ♪ vote for mitt romney ♪ ♪ paul ryan too ♪ ♪ they've got the r-train rolling for you ♪ >> we all know that the bureau of labor statistics are cooking the books for their buddy obama. >> there was no doubt in my mind it was under 8%. take it any way you want. >> rick, you what you are implying with your comments -- >> i'm not implying anything! >> why say it because the whole point -- >> because it was true! >> if jack welsh, legendary former ceo of general electric is aledging dishonor of with the bureau of labor statistic, you can be sure he has some hard evidence. >> i have no evidence to prove that. >> maybe it's a coincidence. >> i'm not a deliver in coincidence. >> i like god do not play with dyes. >> i don't think there are any in life. >> impossible. there are no coincidences. [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> no coincidences? your life must be a constant series of unsolved mysteries. [ laughter ] >> congratulations now you have picked up for two seasons. you sho
name is mitt romney he's going to fix the problems in the usa >> romney: thank you. you too. ♪ vote for mitt romney ♪ ♪ paul ryan too ♪ ♪ they've got the r-train rolling for you ♪ >> we all know that the bureau of labor statistics are cooking the books for their buddy obama. >> there was no doubt in my mind it was under 8%. take it any way you want. >> rick, you what you are implying with your comments -- >> i'm not implying anything! >> why say...
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romney is in a lot of trouble. so now i want to have a discussion about this on what romney can do and how badly the republicans might have bungled this so that they lose their chance at the senate. let's bring in our own epic politics man to discuss that. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: all right michael i think this thing is already over. i know you disagree a little bit. now, let's just take it that it's not over, that you're right. what can romney do to get back into it? >> well, cenk, i said before romney's first worst gaffe whenever that was when he put the dog on the roof, i thought barack obama would win this election i haven't wavered from that. but there is a sense of cockiness that people are saying it's over. the poll numbers are devastating, but the national polls are still quite close. they're back to where they were almost right before the conventions or just after the conventions in some cases. so i think that that is something that the romney people can take to heart. when you look-- >> cenk: no, i'm go
romney is in a lot of trouble. so now i want to have a discussion about this on what romney can do and how badly the republicans might have bungled this so that they lose their chance at the senate. let's bring in our own epic politics man to discuss that. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: all right michael i think this thing is already over. i know you disagree a little bit. now, let's just take it that it's not over, that you're right. what can romney do to get back into it? >> well,...
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with the video driving numbers down romney sounded contrite at a univision forum last night. >> romney: my campaign is about the 100%. >> obama: when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims. that somehow they want to be dependent on government, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot. >> eliot: univision's anchors pressed both and candidates on immigration. romney stuck to promising comprehensive change while hammering the president for failing to achieve his own comprehensive reform. >> romney: i'm not going to be rounding people out and deporting them out of the country. we'll put in place and a permanent solution and when i'm president, i will actually do what i promise. i will put in place an immigration reform to solve this. >> eliot: for his part, president obama admitted that while immigration policy was his biggest failure it wasn't for lack of trying. >> obama: i'm happy to take responsibility for the fact we didn't get it done. we did put forward a dream act that was passed in the house. got overwhelming majority of support from dem
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watch. >> here's what romney doesn't understand. nobody cares that mitt romney is rich. it is romney's inability to understand the institutional advantage that he gains from the government's tax code largesse. that's a little offensive to people especially considering romney's view on anyone else who looks to the government for things like i don't know food and medicine. >> jennifer: that's it! i thought. it is that romney is taking advantage of the government's free stuff too! and he has been profiting from it handsomely for a long, long time. even as he rails about the free stuff the government provides other people. let's take one example. this company gs steel. the little kansas city missouri steel company that bain bought for $75 million. but they bought it for $75 million. they only put $8 million of bain's own money into the deal. they borrowed the rest. and within a year, romney and bain put gs steel further into debt borrowing another $125 million. now some of that money was put to good use like modernizing the factory but $36 million of the borrowed money was p
watch. >> here's what romney doesn't understand. nobody cares that mitt romney is rich. it is romney's inability to understand the institutional advantage that he gains from the government's tax code largesse. that's a little offensive to people especially considering romney's view on anyone else who looks to the government for things like i don't know food and medicine. >> jennifer: that's it! i thought. it is that romney is taking advantage of the government's free stuff too! and...
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there's a couple of reasons why the romney might add mitt romney got hammered yesterday because romney made a comment about what he believed about healthcare and he was called out on that, and concern today, some were calling mitt romney a liar on this issue. so heard serious accusations against mitt romney. on the other hand, if it is low turnout, again, the santorum campaign was thinking if it is low turnout, our people are energized. the question is would mitt romney's people be as energized and that hasn't proven to be the case in previous states. again, who knows how it will go at the end of the night. the romney campaign is highly dissatisfied because so much of the media coverage now, we're here at 10:00 and the networks are going off the air, and that's santorum was leading and that's not the story romney's campaign wanted. >> what's the story line they can sell in at the vent santorum wins, whereas, numerically it would be three firsts for romney and three seconds for romney and one-third in the seven we know about, already, plus north dakota and the other western states and a
there's a couple of reasons why the romney might add mitt romney got hammered yesterday because romney made a comment about what he believed about healthcare and he was called out on that, and concern today, some were calling mitt romney a liar on this issue. so heard serious accusations against mitt romney. on the other hand, if it is low turnout, again, the santorum campaign was thinking if it is low turnout, our people are energized. the question is would mitt romney's people be as energized...
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and in hawai'i romney 9. with 1144 needed to win romney has 495 which is still 64 more than santorum and gingrich and paul combined. romney campaign political director pleased with the salaries saying tuesday's results actually increased governor romney's delegate lead while his opponents moved closer to their mathematical elimination. the suggestion of a gingrich campaign anonymous senior adviser told the "huffington post" newt gringrich and rick santorum would make a powerful team against barack obama. they have the capability to deny mitt romney the number placing. despite third-place showing in states, there was no pressure that could force him out of the race. >> the pressure is going to be that the romney people want me out, that the washington establishment wants me out, the lobbyists want me to get out the wall street millionaires who have given to romney. >> a super pack suggesting that nut nut could win the nomination in a brokered convention. >> my guest after the first ballot which mitt romney wil
and in hawai'i romney 9. with 1144 needed to win romney has 495 which is still 64 more than santorum and gingrich and paul combined. romney campaign political director pleased with the salaries saying tuesday's results actually increased governor romney's delegate lead while his opponents moved closer to their mathematical elimination. the suggestion of a gingrich campaign anonymous senior adviser told the "huffington post" newt gringrich and rick santorum would make a powerful team...
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and mitt romney. >> mormon fight! [ laughter ] >> stephanie: it was on governor grandholm's show that his daughter -- >> she is switching to democrat. right. >> stephanie: he is not going to the rnc. as marcos writes sure the evidence is circumstantial but still pretty solid wouldn't you say? >> yeah, the other thing they say it is huntsman who wrote the article that had sources that romney wouldn't have run for president if he knew he had to open up his tax files. and i think you are right this is death by a thousand cuts. it says a lot about the fact there is somebody who dealt with him along the way who dislikes him so much that they are willing to put this out there. >> stephanie: yes. everyone in the world hates him. it's like that movie with jack black. >> bernie. >> oh, bernie? >> stephanie: yeah. >> that's a real popular flick. >> i won. >> stephanie: i just saw the trailer, but you guys know what i mean. [ laughter ] >> harry reid's behavior is so confusing because they are not used to seeing democrats go on
and mitt romney. >> mormon fight! [ laughter ] >> stephanie: it was on governor grandholm's show that his daughter -- >> she is switching to democrat. right. >> stephanie: he is not going to the rnc. as marcos writes sure the evidence is circumstantial but still pretty solid wouldn't you say? >> yeah, the other thing they say it is huntsman who wrote the article that had sources that romney wouldn't have run for president if he knew he had to open up his tax files....
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governor romney. i didn't just compromise, i crossed over to your side and y'all still wouldn't support me. >> eliot: you have persuaded just whether he can persuade whoever is in the middle, the undecided category who knows. the line between benghazi and syria worries me in the sense that i think it has become the image of the president's foreign policy. how does the president say syria and benghazi do not capture what we have accomplished. >> jennifer: but what would mitt romney do different? >> eliot: you are absolutely right. but where we navigated the arab spring -- >> jennifer: remind people of that. the incident in benghazi is a tragedy, but syria is totally different from benghazi. you are saying the whole thing wraps together making him look weak -- >> eliot: exactly. >> jennifer: he goes right at mitt romney and saying are you saying you would send american men and women into war in syria when we don't know who the next leader is going to be? and the same answer in afghanistan. do you agree
governor romney. i didn't just compromise, i crossed over to your side and y'all still wouldn't support me. >> eliot: you have persuaded just whether he can persuade whoever is in the middle, the undecided category who knows. the line between benghazi and syria worries me in the sense that i think it has become the image of the president's foreign policy. how does the president say syria and benghazi do not capture what we have accomplished. >> jennifer: but what would mitt romney...
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party ♪ i'm a romney girl ♪ in a romney world ♪ >> jennifer: that's romney world. she does not have the same affection for their namesake as the counterpart obama girl. elsewhere in the world of romney, mitt opened up about this notorious bain dream team photo, asked about it during an interview, he said quote that was a moment of humor as we just had done what was impossible. flaunting wealth is always good for a chuckle. during the same interview the journalist ask mitt romney, asked today about his refusal to release more than one year of tax returns and mitt romney in that i not a business. now, if you're sitting at home saying to yourself, but wait a minute. didn't he--you're absolutely right. this is mitt romney doing the republican primary. >> corporations are people, my friends. we can raise taxes of course they are. everything corporations earn ultimately go to people. where do you think it goes? whose pocket? people's pockets. human beings my friend. >> jennifer: i love the hecklers in that. corporations are people, but he's not a business. good spin. now
party ♪ i'm a romney girl ♪ in a romney world ♪ >> jennifer: that's romney world. she does not have the same affection for their namesake as the counterpart obama girl. elsewhere in the world of romney, mitt opened up about this notorious bain dream team photo, asked about it during an interview, he said quote that was a moment of humor as we just had done what was impossible. flaunting wealth is always good for a chuckle. during the same interview the journalist ask mitt romney,...
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romney would do that. what this really shows me is that romney is trying so hard to be a sheep's in wool's clothing saying don't believe it. i'm going to be the moderate pragmatic guy. >> eliot: when you look at what he says it is the same 'ol stuff. and this is the same litany of policies that led us over the precipice in 2008. is that a fair and accurate critique? >> sure, romney is surely the greater evil here on every count, the foreign policy. he'll bring the neo-conservatives back. in policies, he's not even interested in the mild dodd-frank. the reason why he's able to get away with it, it seems to me that he he's been polling and not only did he denounce george w. bush but those democrats who went for the radical regulation. he was very clear about that. and he's populous. what romney has recognized there is real pain out there and people want something done. if obama is more of the same, he's in trouble. >> eliot: look, mitt romney is appeal to go folks right now to folks whose logic is give me so
romney would do that. what this really shows me is that romney is trying so hard to be a sheep's in wool's clothing saying don't believe it. i'm going to be the moderate pragmatic guy. >> eliot: when you look at what he says it is the same 'ol stuff. and this is the same litany of policies that led us over the precipice in 2008. is that a fair and accurate critique? >> sure, romney is surely the greater evil here on every count, the foreign policy. he'll bring the neo-conservatives...
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last night he didn't let mitt romney get away with the romney extreme makeover effort, which romney brought out in the first debate and tried last night. the difference was last night the president held mitt romney accountable for all the statements that romney made during the republican primary. in the first debate, romney tried to again reinvent himself and i think the president was just, he was caught by surprise by the willingness of romney just to do his total makeover, but he didn't get away with it last night romney didn't. >> bill: romney would say anything. i mean, he treat it again. >> we were talking about that earlier, congressman, you know, he's getting called on these things now. romneying having trouble. he got called on energy, on detroit and bankruptcy. oh, you adopted my plan. excuse me? how did you think the president did there fighting back on that auto question? >> that's right romney, really, another outrageous effort to mislead people, because he claimed that essentially the president followed mitt romney's advice which is absurd, because what the president's plan pro
last night he didn't let mitt romney get away with the romney extreme makeover effort, which romney brought out in the first debate and tried last night. the difference was last night the president held mitt romney accountable for all the statements that romney made during the republican primary. in the first debate, romney tried to again reinvent himself and i think the president was just, he was caught by surprise by the willingness of romney just to do his total makeover, but he didn't get...
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mitt romney was basically the same mitt romney we saw in denver. two weeks ago. roughly two weeks ago. i thought that the president because he raised his game to some extent from the first time around obviously is going to look better by comparison than he did. he will probably be declared the winner of this. >> stephanie: probably. >> maybe. >> stephanie: romney did try the same play. remember we were saying is he going to do the same play. he did. this time he got fact checked in real time. he tried the same lies and the same position flips. it is just -- you know -- bam. okay. george will. on abc news. >> i think there was a winner in the sense that barack obama not only gained ground he had lost but he cauterized some wounds that he inflicted on himself by seem too dissident and disengaged. both men tonight i think tiptoed right up to the point of rudeness but stepped back. it was a very good fight. i have seen every presidential debate in american history since before nixon and kennedy in 1960. this was immeasurably the best. >> lincoln douglas? >> stephanie
mitt romney was basically the same mitt romney we saw in denver. two weeks ago. roughly two weeks ago. i thought that the president because he raised his game to some extent from the first time around obviously is going to look better by comparison than he did. he will probably be declared the winner of this. >> stephanie: probably. >> maybe. >> stephanie: romney did try the same play. remember we were saying is he going to do the same play. he did. this time he got fact...